Category Archives: Society

The Allegory of the Bottle

Posted on November 23, 2020 by JC

I don’t know whether this will be seen as poorly thought out, absurd or just silly but I want to attempt to write it down anyway.  Imagine that Christianity or more specifically the Body of Christ is a bottle — … Continue reading →

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Turn Off and Unsubscribe

Posted on November 16, 2020 by JC

It was not uncommon to hear from my elders growing up that television could rot your brain and you shouldn’t watch it too much. Quite a bit has changed since then but they weren’t wrong then and the sentiment if … Continue reading →

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The Results of the Election

Posted on November 10, 2020 by JC

As I write there are questions surrounding the outcome of the election which could go on for many weeks if not into next year. I was going to hold off writing because of this but I did say this: Speaking … Continue reading →

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The Trumpslide Cometh – I know, I even bought the t-shirt!

Posted on November 2, 2020 by JC

As I write, the mainstream polls seem to be “tightening” or adjusting to reality and I want to make it clear before election day that I think the polls were always wrong. Trump is going to win a massive and … Continue reading →

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Civilians aren’t Combatants

Posted on October 24, 2020 by JC

Edward Feser had written a response to a recent article by George Weigel trying to justify the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in the Catholic Herald. It is well worth reading though you could take or leave the article he … Continue reading →

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I’m still with Trump

Posted on October 11, 2020 by JC

It has been three years since I have dedicated a post to the subject of Donald Trump and with the election fast approaching, it is time I discussed the man again. The news of late is that both he and … Continue reading →

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Health and Skin in the Game

Posted on September 27, 2020 by JC

At the time of writing this I have no serious medical or psychological conditions. Apart from attention deficit disorder in primary school, I have never been diagnosed with or suspected of having a mental condition. I take no medication regularly … Continue reading →

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Fake Catholics

Posted on September 20, 2020 by JC

A few years ago when the term “fake news” began being spread, Donald Trump was quick to use it against his shameless enemies in the media — particularly CNN. The media reacted as you would expect and stopped using the … Continue reading →

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Why can’t they just leave us alone?

Posted on September 12, 2020 by JC

I used to say that I just wanted to live a simple, unassuming life. I didn’t want to be famous. I didn’t want to do anything heroic or even particularly special. I didn’t want a big house, a high salary … Continue reading →

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Thinking and Submitting

Posted on August 22, 2020 by JC

One of the most impressive coups the elites have pulled over the last few decades is making people think they’re intelligent simply for submitting to authority. This can be seen in the realms of politics and society but more notably … Continue reading →

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